May 8 NEC Energy News
¶ “Fossil Fuels Are ‘Becoming Obsolete’ As Solar Panel Prices Plummet” • The cost of solar power has dropped by 87% over the last decade, a study by Berlin-based Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change shows. The world is moving towards a point where fossil fuel-generated power is no longer economically viable. [Yahoo News UK]
¶ “US Ready To Replace Russian Uranium Imports, Official Says” • The US Senate passed the legislation to ban Russian uranium imports, as part of the effort to curb revenues for Russia’s war on Ukraine. The bill, which will now go to President Joe Biden to be signed, starts 90 days after enactment. The DOE will be able to issue waivers, however. [Power Technology]
¶ “Earth Experienced Its Warmest April On Record” • Earth just experienced its eleventh straight warmest month on record. Last month continued a relentless stretch of record-breaking global temperatures for the planet after it was found to be the warmest April on record, said the monthly climate report by Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service. [ABC News]
¶ “Lilium Announces Firm Order Of Twenty Lilium Jets From US Operator UrbanLink” • Lilium NV announced a partnership with air mobility operator UrbanLink for Lilium Jets in South Florida. UrbanLink will buy twenty Lilium Jets, with pre-delivery payments, and become the first airline in the US fully committed to using eVTOL aircraft in its fleet. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Electricity From Clean Sources Reaches 30% Of Global Total” • Last year set a record for renewable energy sources, the ones that do not emit such global warming gases as carbon dioxide and methane, says a report published by Ember, a think tank based in London. For the first time, 30% of world’s electricity was from clean energy sources. [ABC News]
¶ “Renewable Energy Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk” • Vermont lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that will accelerate the state’s transition toward clean energy by requiring utilities to get 100% of their power from renewable sources by 2035. The bill, H.289, was lauded by environmentalists. Republicans, claiming cost concerns, blasted it. [Seven Days]
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